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Apple has just announced the iBooks 3.0 for all iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices with brand new features such as infinite scrolling, improved iCloud integration, Facebook / Twitter sharing and support for Chinese, Korean and Japanese languages among others. The update is free to download from the App Store. During today's keynote, Apple CEO Tim...

Earlier today The Korea Times reported Samsung was set to cease its LCD supply for Apple devices, but now CNET reports Samsung has claimed that story by the South Korean publication was 100% incorrect: However, a Samsung spokesman told CNET that the Korea Times post was 100 percent false. "Samsung Display has never tried to...

A recent study commissioned by Research in Motion has concluded it is cheaper and safer for companies to keep using BlackBerrys despite the proliferation of the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) phenomenon. RIM hired global research firm Strategy Analytics to look into the related costs when companies made a switch away from the BlackBerry to...

Flurry is back with a follow-up to one of their most popular reports, Mobile Apps: Money, Models and Loyalty that clearly indicates a need for developers to conquer the "new battleground" of engagement and retention if they want to succeed. A lot has changed in the three years since the original report was released, not...

Since its launch on September 19th, iOS 6 has recorded an impressive adoption rate in the US and Canada. As the Chitika Insights study points out, iOS 6 accounted for 15% of all iOS traffic within just a day of availability and now, after a month, its adoption rate has surpassed the 60% milestone. (more…)

Reuters reports RIM has been dealt another blow as the US Customs and Immigration (ICE) has announced it will switch from the BlackBerry to the iPhone, with almost 18,000 iPhones purchased, at a contract price of $2.1 million: The agency said in a solicitation document posted last week that it intends to buy iPhones for...

BGR reports through one of its many reliable sources that Apple has already began testing iOS 6.0.1 with different U.S. carrier partners for a near future release, with fixes for iPhone 5 horizontal lines bug and problem with the camera’s flash not going off in iOS 6. Additionally, Apple is expected to release iOS 6.1 after the holidays....

Apple's special event that will most likely reveal the new smaller iPad is set to take place in two days. The presentation will take place at the California Theatre and as noted by Techie Buzz (via @pdparticle), the venue has already been decked out with some Apple posters to get ready for Tuesday. The theatre seats...

In the land of Apple-related rumours, particularly those that lead up to a known-product launch, there is another entry: it seems that shoppers in Apple's online store were able to produce an iPad Mini reference as a 'suggested search' (though it looks as if this teaser has now been removed since it was discovered), as...

According to a report by the Canadian Press, RIM has sent out invites to select Members of Parliament (MPs) to preview their upcoming BlackBerry 10 models on November 7th, seen as a move to build buzz for government officials, one of their largest remaining customers. RIM will host MPs at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier where...

A B.C. man from Abbotsford vacationing in Honduras this week was robbed at gunpoint of his iPhone and murdered, according to the Vancouver Sun: A 34-year-old conservation officer with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in B.C. has been shot dead on the island of Roatan in Honduras. Tim Vallee, who worked for the DFO...

With the upcoming Apple launch event happening on October 23, analysts and Apple-geeks alike are looking forward to whatever news may come. While chances seem good that there will be a refresh for the Mac Mini and a Retina-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro, a listing found in iTunes is "directly referencing iBooks 3.0 as a requirement."...